The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is considering an ambitions plan to add 70 new airports in the country by 2015, taking the total number of airports to 230. With the number of air passengers in the country estimated to reach 450 million by 2015, the plan also includes expansion of 100 existing airports and renovation of all the ...

The US helicopter major Bell Helicopter, which has more than 100 aircraft operating in India has opened a new office in New Delhi, eyeing growth opportunities in sales and manufacturing. It sees major opportunities in the areas of offshore oil exploration, power line washing and helicopter emergency medical services. The company which began its India operations in 1995 has customer ...

The European Commission is facilitating discussions among member states, motoring associations and industry associations to implement common standards and infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles all over Europe. This is important to make electric mobility as a viable sustainable transport. Electric mobility requires that the connection between the electric vehicles and the electric grid be standardised which requires a ...

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is in the process of laying all-weather roads which will link Jammu and Kashmir with Ladakh and other neighbouring areas. These areas remain inaccessible for quite some time of the year at present due to snow and other severe weather conditions. The two roads which already connect the state with Ladakh and other areas are ...

SITA, the air transport IT and communications specialist, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, Orange, and BlackBerry are conducting a joint trial at France’s Toulouse airport testing SIM based NFC (Near Field Communications) technology to allow passengers to pass through the airport’s boarding, security checks and other controls using just their mobile phones. The trial, which is being conducted through the summer, involves 50 ...

dIn an attempt to reduce its dependence on traditional, non-renewable source of power the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is looking to use solar power in some of its facilities. As a part of the initiative, solar panels which will help capture solar energy to be eventually converted to electricity will be installed at the Kakarduma and Noida Sector 21 ...

India will get Canadian assistance in developing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in the country. The Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr CP Joshi and the Canadian Highways minister Denis Label recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the effect. Under the MoU, India would benefit from Canadian expertise in the areas of infrastructure development, operation and maintenance of ...

The US based 3M Company is acquiring the electronic toll collection business and other assets of another US company Federal Signal Corporation. 3M paid $110 million in cash for the deal, which also includes Federal Signal’s parking management hardware and software services. Those businesses are part of the company’s Federal Signal Technologies Group. The acquisition will serve the fast-growing $3 ...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&T IDPL) a र4800 crore contract to develop two road sections of a total length of 484km from the existing two lane to a four-lane configuration. The two sections are a part of NH 6, which passes through mineral rich states like Orissa and Chattisgarh and ...

Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, promoted jointly by Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA), Govt. of West Bengal and Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, is building an integrated highway hub at Raniganj in South Bengal. The area has been witnessing a rapid pace of urbanisation. This urbanisation has led to a great increase in the volume of freight traffic. Spread ...